Convert form data to JavaScript object with jQuery

How do I convert all elements of my form to a JavaScript object?

I'd like to have some way of automatically building a JavaScript object from my form, without having to loop over each element. I do not want a string, as returned by $('#formid').serialize();, nor do I want the map returned by $('#formid').serializeArray();

Answer

serializeArray already does exactly that. You just need to massage the data into your required format:

function objectifyForm(formArray) {//serialize data function

  var returnArray = {};
  for (var i = 0; i < formArray.length; i++){
    returnArray[formArray[i]['name']] = formArray[i]['value'];
  }

  return returnArray;
}

Watch out for hidden fields which have the same name as real inputs as they will get overwritten.